Diamond in the Desert
Middle School | The Arizona VEX Signature Event
Our Sponsors
- Date
- 28-Dec-2025 - 30-Dec-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-9905
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 60
- Spots Open
- 60
- Event Region
- Arizona
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 7-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 21-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 30-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $425.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
| Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 50% | 30 | 30 |
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
Welcome to the Diamond in the Desert V5RC MS Signature Event in Mesa, AZ
Get ready for sunshine and STEM at the Signature Event of the season!
Join us in Arizona for Push Back—a premier VEX Signature Event surrounded by the stunning beauty of the desert, mountains, the Grand Canyon, world-class golf courses, and resort-style pools.
Your team will receive additional details in mid-September. Don’t miss this unforgettable competition experience in the heart of the Southwest!
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: No
Judging Format: Remote Interviews & Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 28-Dec-2025 - 30-Dec-2025
Venue/Location:6321 South Ellsworth Road
Mesa, Arizona 85212
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
>>Subject to Change<<
Sunday, December 28
- 2:00 PM:Doors Open
- 2:30 PM:Team Registration and Inspection Opens
- 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM:Skills Open
- 7:00 PM:Venue Closes
Monday, December 29
- 7:30 AM:Doors Open & Inspection Opens
- 8:30 AM:Inspection Closes
- 8:30 AM:Opening Ceremony
- 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM:Qualification Matches and Skills
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM:Lunch
- 1:00 PM – 6:45 PM:Qualifying matches and Skills
- 7:00 PM:Venue Closes
Tuesday, December 30
- 7:30 AM:Doors Open
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM:Qualification Matches and Skills Resume
- 10:00 AM:Alliance Selection
- 10:45 AM:Elimination Tournament and awards Ceremony
Volunteer
More tasks and spots will be made available closer to the event.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
As we are in Arizona, it is extremely unlikely the event will be cancelled due to weather. If an emergency occurs, we will notify everyone registered.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Due to the high costs involved with this event, a refund will only be offered after all the event expenses have been paid.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event, then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
No refunds will be provided. Payment is due by October 1st, and if teams move off the waitlist after that date, they will submit payments immediately upon registering.
Webcast
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_9j9GZSFl-eNtyfQ8tiGg/featured
Judging Format
All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date. Additional team interviews will be in person at the event.
Sign-up will occur in August 2025